In keeping with the long tradition of Ewha Womans University as a global leader among its domestic and international peers, the Graduate School of International Studies of Ewha Womans University has adopted the Honor Code below as an expression of its commitment to educating leaders in an environment of the highest and best ethical standards. The Honor Code is adopted and implemented this first term of the 2007 academic year.

Honor Code

1. As a student of Ewha Womans University, I will establish and maintain the highest standards in academic work.
2. I will not lie, cheat, or steal in any academic endeavor, nor will I accept the actions of those who do. This means that I will:
- not give or receive aid in examinations;
- not give or receive un-permitted aid in any work used as the basis of grading;
- not engage in plagiarism ;
- actively encourage others to uphold the spirit and letter of this Honor Code.
3. commit myself to act honestly, responsibly and honorably in all my activities.
All GSIS students accept responsibility to maintain the Honor Code at all times.

Procedures

- Official Discipline: Faculty members and the Dean of GSIS will determine disciplinary measures on a case-by-case basis. Standard penalties for a first offense may include: failure or no credit for the course in which the violation occurred, hours of community service, notice to the student’s family, a one-semester suspension from the University and/or a combination of these measures. Multiple violations usually will result in expulsion from the University.

- Student Reporting: A student who has direct knowledge of a potential case of academic dishonesty is required to:

Provide a signed, written statement of the observed behavior to the appropriate faculty member and/or to the Dean promptly (guideline: within two weeks of the alleged occurrence); and
Provide the name or identity of the person alleged to have committed the violation.

Students who knowingly do not fulfill this reporting obligation are subject to sanctions. A reporting student’s identity may be kept confidential by the faculty and/or Dean at the student’s request. A violating student’s confession of an Honor Code violation will be considered as a positive factor in the determination of disciplinary action.

Plagiarism means presenting the words or ideas of another person without citation of the source, thereby dishonestly indicating that the words or ideas of another person are the author’s own work. Examples of plagiarism include: “turning in someone else’s work as your own, copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit, failing to put a quotation in quotation marks, giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation, changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit” and “copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority of your work, whether you give credit or not” among other things. (Source: Plagiarism.com at www.plagiarism.org/research_site/e_what_is_plagiarism.html, accessed March 26, 2007). For questions on plagiarism and appropriate citation, see citation styles: APA: American Psychological Association (http://www.apastyle.org/), Chicago: The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition (http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html) or MLA: MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th edition (http://www.mla.org/cgi-shl/docstudio/docs.pl) and generally, the Center of Academic Integrity: http://www.academicintegrity.org.